Sars on 23 August called for comment on its proposed amendment of rules under section 46A3 to the Act relating to the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) for the Russian Federation, which it administers. The rules are being amended to align it to the new enactments of the Russian Federation received from the South African Embassy in Moscow.
According to Sars the rule amendments entail word changes but the administration remains unchanged. Some of the rule amendments include the addition of “least developed countries", change in numbering to the rules of determination of the origin of goods, replacement of the term “Russian Federation” with “member state” and “common customs territory”.
Comment is due by 06 September 2016.
